Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Hugh William Reilley
In memory of:
Pilot Officer Hugh William Reilley
October 17, 1940
Military Service
Service Number:
43043
Age:
22
Force:
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force
Division:
66 Sqdn.
Additional Information
Born:
May 28, 1918
London, Ontario
Commemorated on Page 17 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
Cemetery:
GRAVESEND CEMETERY
Kent, United Kingdom
Grave Reference:
Plot B.14. Grave 1271.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Inscription – Pilot Officer Hugh William Reilley is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Pilot Officer Hugh William Reilley is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Biggin Hill – Pilot Officer Hugh William Reilley is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Hugh William Reilley – On May 17, 1939 Reilley and his friend Robert M. Buchanan left Montreal on a freighter, for a vacation in Britain. When war was declared they joined the RAF. Reilly was flying a Spitfire with #66 Squadron in the defence of Britain when he was shot down on October 17, 1940.
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